“Kenny G’s musical works are widely popular in China, but China’s position on the illegal Occupy Central activities in Hong Kong is very clear,” said spokeswoman Hua Chunying. “We hope that foreign governments and individuals speak and act cautiously and not support the Occupy Central and other illegal activities in any form.”

The saxophonist is hugely, bizarrely popular in China. His song “Going Home” is so deeply rooted in Chinese culture that it’s used in malls, schools and gyms as a way to tell visitors that it’s closing time. A New York Times article about China’s use of the song revealed that many don’t even know why it is played.

It’s unknown whether or not Kenny G will join the list of “unscrupulous” artists that the Youth League of China’s ruling Communist party want to be banned from performing and being broadcast in mainland China.

Protests in Hong Kong began in late September. While the crowd size has dwindled over the weeks, demonstrators have grown more organized — not to mention more comfortable. At the heart of the movement is the 2017 election for the city’s next chief; China regained control of Hong Kong after more than 150 years of British rule in 1997 and has allowed its financial and legal systems to operate independently.

But in August, Beijing ruled that although all Hong Kong voters will be able to elect their chief executive in 2017, they will only be allowed a choice of previously-vetted candidates. This has worried and angered many in Hong Kong. Hong Kong authorities and the unpopular current chief executive, Leung Chun-ying, have insisted that scrapping the proposed election method is not an option.

So far, Kenny G hasn’t responded to the foreign ministry’s comments, simply tweeting a very nice picture of some dim sum.